[ET Net News Agency, 17 November 2021] Cathay Pacific Airways Limited (00293) said
Cathay Pacific carried a total of 76,430 passengers last month, an increase of 98.3%
compared to October 2020, but a 97.2% decrease compared to the pre-pandemic level in
October 2019. The month's revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs) rose 95% year-on-year, but
were down 96.1% versus October 2019. Passenger load factor increased by 11.4 percentage
points to 29.6%, while capacity, measured in available seat kilometres (ASKs), increased
by 19.9%, but remained 89.9% down on October 2019 levels. In the first 10 months of 2021,
the number of passengers carried dropped by 87.8% against a 68.4% decrease in capacity and
an 84% decrease in RPKs, as compared to the same period for 2020.
The airline carried 136,949 tonnes of cargo last month, an increase of 19.8% compared to
October 2020, but a 25.2% decrease compared with the same period in 2019. The month's
cargo revenue tonne kilometres (RFTKs) rose 21% year-on-year, but were down 14.9% compared
to October 2019. The cargo load factor increased by 4 percentage points to 82.9%, while
capacity, measured in available cargo tonne kilometres (AFTKs), was up by 15.2%
year-on-year, but was down 30.3% versus October 2019. In the first 10 months of 2021, the
tonnage decreased by 2.9% against a 14.7% drop in capacity and a 4.3% decrease in RFTKs,
as compared to the same period for 2020. (RC)